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RUNNING-GEAR FOR CARRIAGES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 335,969, dated February 9, 18.86.

Application filed October 17, 1885. Serial No. 180,119. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: arms E and F, that perform the functions of Be it known that I, GEORGE W. SlMMONS, a fifth-wheel. of Youngstown, in the county of Mahoning The plate G has a depending lug, g, that and State of Ohio, have invented certain new fits in the hole h of the yoke H. The plate 5 anduseful ImprovementsinRunning-Gearsfor has also ears 9, that receive the ends of the Carriages; and I do hereby declare the follow clips a, that secure the plates to the axle. ing to be a full, clear, and exact description The plates E, F, and G are usually of forged of the invention, such as will enable others steel. In case the reach is depressed straps skilled in the art to which it pertains to make I and I are forged integral with the yoke 10 and use the same. and in position to embrace the reach. (See My invention relates to improvements in Figs. 2 and 4.) running-gears for carriages; and it consists in If the reach isconnected with thehead-block, certain features of construction and in combithe rear ear e is made long enough to weld to nation of parts hereinafter described, and it the strap J, that extends under the reach, i pointed out in the claim. in which case a brace, J, is forged integral In the accompanying drawings, Figures 1 with the yoke and secured to the reach. (See and 2 are views in perspective of portions of Figs. 1 and 3.) 6 the running gear embodying my invention, In assembling the parts the lugs or trunthe one showing the reach attached to the nions f and g are arranged in line, and for 2Q head-block and the other showing the reach this purpose it is more convenient to have depressed so as to be about flush on the unthe two trunnions on the plates that are seder side with the bottom of the axle. Figs. cured to the axle. The yoke secures the 3 and 4 are enlarged viewsin perspective, parts, while leaving the axle free to turn on showing the modifications of the yoke and atthe trunnions. The yoke is provided with 25 tachments necessary in attaching the reach nuts h and h, respectively, above and below to the headblock and in depressing the the ears 6, by means of which the plates E reach. Figs. 5, 6, and 7 are enlarged views and F are adjusted to turn easily on each in perspective, respectively, of the plates E, other, but without lost motion in the parts. F, and G. 4 The wear of these plates may be taken up 30 A represents the axle, B the head-block, from time to time by rezuljusting the said nuts C a portion of the spring, and D the reach. of the yoke.

E is aplate that is secured to the under It will be observed that in place of a hole side of the head-block and rests on the plate through the axle or head-block, or both, for F, the latter being secured on top of the aking-bolt, that would of course weaken the 5 axle. These plates at their center are made parts, these parts are strengthened by the male and female, the one having a lug, f, addition, respectively, of the plate E and of that fits in a hole, e, of the other plate; but the plates F and G; also, as the yoke spans it is a matter of no consequence which plate the axle, and the legs thereof engaging the has the lug attached and which has the hole. ears 0" at some little distance from the axis of 40 The plate E has ears 6, for attaching the clips the trunnions, as shown, the device is much 0 that secure the spring, and ears e" that restiffer and better adapted to hold the axlethan ceive the bolt ends of the yoke H. The rear would be done by a single bolt. 9c lug e may extend rearward under the reach, What I claim is--- as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, and in dotted lines In running-gears for carriages, the combi- 5 Fig. 5, in case the reach is attached to the nation, with plates made male and female at head-block as shown in Figs. 1 and 3. the center of each, said plates being at- The plates E and F have respectively cortached, respectively, to the head block and 9 5 responding laterally projecting segmental axle, so as to engage each other and perform the functions of a fifth -whcel, a plate at tached to the bottom of the axle, said plate having a depending lug or trunnion in line withthe axis of the aforesaid plates above, in combination with a yoke consisting, essentially,.of a horizontal section and two vertical sections formed integral, substantially as shown, said yoke being attached to the reach and to laterally-projecting ears of the said plates of the head-block, the parts being ar- 10 ranged substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification, in the presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE W. SIMMONS.

Witnesses:

GEo. E. BosE, JAMES M. MOKAY. 

